Vanessa Paradis

Vanessa Paradis' career began when she was discovered on a popular TV show, L'Ecole Des Fans, which provided children with the opportunity to demonstrate their talents. Years later, at thirteen, she recorded her first single, La Magie Des Surprises- Parties. Her career skyrocketed when her record-producing uncle, Didier Pain, was working with a musician on a song entitled Joe le Taxi in which Vanessa was invited to sing. The outcome was instant success.

In 1988, her first album, M & J, was released and later Variations Sur Le Mme T'aime (1990). Her third album, the eponymously titled Vanessa Paradis, was produced by Lenny Kravitz in 1992. Her first role for the big screen was in Jean-Claude Brisseau's Noce Blanche (1989). For her exquisite performance in the movie, Vanessa took home a César (the French equivalent of an Oscar). At this point, Vanessa realized that she preferred acting over singing. She later went on to star in René Manzor's Un Amour de Sorcière (1997).

In 2000, she released the album Bliss and after seven years of silence, she released Divinidylle in September of 2007. In 2010, she released and toured for her new album Versailles. She has also become a fashion icon by working on exclusive ad campaigns for Chanel. Meanwhile, she has continued her career as a film actress, notably starring in Girl on the Bridge by Patrice LeConte (1999) The Return of James Battle by Didier and Thierry Poiraud (2004). In 2010, her role in Pascal Chaumeil's Heartbreaker, which garnered over 3.7 million admissions, brought her to the forefront of French cinema.

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